chief916 Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 Looking for info on how to align the rear tires on a 2015 smart Brabus model. Inside of both rear tires are wearing faster than outside. I thought I would find some info on the HHR guide but didn't see anything....did I overlook and miss it? I went through twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve from SoCal Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 If your car is lowered you may need a camber kit. Steve Quote 2005 Peterbilt 387-112 Baby Cat 9 speed U-shift 1996/2016 remod Teton Royal Atlanta 1996 Kentucky 48 single drop stacker garage project Pulls like a train, sounds like a plane....faster than a Cheetah sniffin cocaine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 A quick Google search looks like the smarts have a beam style axle. If so, camber and toe adjustments will only happen through the use of alignment shims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Williams Posted May 31, 2019 Report Share Posted May 31, 2019 Daimler Smart uses a variant of the De Dion tube suspension. The rear wheel assemblies are mounted to the suspension tube by way of a fixed/welded bracket. The Engineers at Daimler designed the rear wheels to have a -2 degree camber for performance and handling. I wanted to try realignment for the same reasons as you, inside tire wear. After studying the design and Engineering of the suspension, I stopped looking at changes to the suspension and decided to simply flip the tires on the rims at about 50% wear to the inside tread bar indicator. These little cars are wonky enough on the highway, I didn't want to further compromise handling by altering the suspension that the German Engineers designed and tested. Quote 2006 Freightliner M2-112 Sportchassis 2015 Keystone Raptor 412-TS Lots of motorcycles and toys Murfreesboro, TN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chief916 Posted June 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 Thank you to all for your inputs. I will let my alignment guy know. V/R Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chief916 Posted June 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 On 5/30/2019 at 9:11 PM, Chuck Williams said: Daimler Smart uses a variant of the De Dion tube suspension. The rear wheel assemblies are mounted to the suspension tube by way of a fixed/welded bracket. The Engineers at Daimler designed the rear wheels to have a -2 degree camber for performance and handling. I wanted to try realignment for the same reasons as you, inside tire wear. After studying the design and Engineering of the suspension, I stopped looking at changes to the suspension and decided to simply flip the tires on the rims at about 50% wear to the inside tread bar indicator. These little cars are wonky enough on the highway, I didn't want to further compromise handling by altering the suspension that the German Engineers designed and tested. Took your advice and had the wheels flipped. Thank you for the input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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